Body protector or armor



W. MOORE. BODY PROTECTOR 0R ARMOR.

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W. MOORE.

BODY PROTECTOR 0R ARMOR.

APPucATmM FILED nov. 29. um

1,383,438. I Patented Mar. 9,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WILLIAM MOORE, 0F SHlARKEY, MISSISSIPPI.

IBODY PROTECTOR 0R ARMOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

Application filed November 29, 1818. Serial No. 264,623.

To all whom it ma concern.

Be it known t at I, lVILLlAM Moons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sharkey, in the county of Tallahatchie and tate of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements in Body Protectors or Armor, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference generally to improvements in armor and more PHI'tlClh 'larly relates to body armor.

proved fastening means for retaining the said portion in position and the body and neck protecting portions are so related that when in the proper position the body portion serves to retain the neck protection portion against displacement.

It is a more specific object of the present invention to provide a device of the above mentioned character wherein a face guard is employed and is of a novel shape while acting in conjunction therewith is suitable retaining means for maintaining the guard in proper position It is an additional object of this invention to provide a device of the above mentioned character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eflicient in its purpose and inexpensive in manufacture. 1

' Other objeclmglill be in part obvious and in art hereina r set forth. I he invention accordingly consists in the features of conbtrnction, the combination of elements and the ma ent of parts which will bu 'cxempiifled iii the construc tion hereinafter deacrihld scope f the application of which will be indicated in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the device in position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation tl'lereot.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional detail on .line 33 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional detail on line 4-4 of Fig. 3, the device bein detached, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the face guard and the fastening means therefor.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings, there is provided a body engaging member or portion genorally indicated b the numeral 1 comprising a pair of complemental sections of an arcuate configuration in cross section shaped to conform to one-half of the body of a person. being formed with arm openings 2 at the outer side and near the shoulder and supporting portions 3. When placed to gcther the straight meeting edges are positioned near the spine and the center of the chest of the wearer while the shoulder ongaging portions 3 are cut away to form opposed recesses 4 which when the. sections are in position form a neck engaging opening 5. Upwardly curved flanges 6 are formed at the edges of the recesses 4 and on the shoulder portions 3. The neck protecting membar 7 consists of a pair of complemental sections 8 preferably arcuate in cross section and having their upper edges cut slantingly from the rear to the front portion as at 9 while the lower edges of these sections 8 are formed with outwardly extending flanges 10 which are designed to be engaged by the upwardly extending flanges 6 on the body engaging sections 1 The upper edges of the sections 8 are rolled outwardly as at 11 to form a ard which prevents injury to the neck an chin of the wearer. In oonnectin' the sections together a flexible strip 12 pro era/lily forlne of rubber is cemented or. otherwise secured to the inner snrfaoes'oi the sections 8 of the neck protecting portion and the sections 1 of the body protecting portion near the rear meeting'edges and serves as a h nge for swingably connecting the sections 8 relative to each other and the sections 1 relative to each other.

In applying these sections 1 and 8, the sections 8 it 'e,first placed about the neck so that the iii hn'ear portions are positioned at the back 0 the head of the wearer while the sections 1 are swung toward each other subsequent to the arranging of the arms of a person through the openings 2 in such a manner that the front meeting edges will abut each other while the flanges 6 will lie over the flanges 10 on the sections 8 serving to retain this neck engaging and protecting portion 7 against displacement. Suitable fasteners such as hasps 13 are connected in vertical series on the outer surface and at the front meeting edges of the sections 1 for detachably holding the body )rotecting portion against displacement. iach hasp consists of a pivotally mounted hook 14 which is designed to engage the adjacent eye 15 on the opposite sections as indicated in Fig. 1.

A face guard generally indicated by the numeral 16- 5; now employed and is formed with a false face being shaped to rotect the forehead and the sides of the cheeks of the wearer as well as the chin and is formed with eye openings 17, nose openings 18 and a mouth opening 20. Loops 21 are integral with the guard at the upper rear corners and these loops are enga ed by a strap 22 one end of which carries a uckle 23 While the other portion is formed with a series of openings one of which is engaged by the buckle for the fasteni'ng of the guard in a supported position, the strap, of course, engaging the back or top of the head as desired.

It is believed in view of the foregoing description that a further detailed description of the operation of the invention is entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages of this invention when in use in warfare will be readily apparent.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described including a pair of body engaging sections, a palr of neck enga ing sections, common means for swingab y oonnectin the neck engaging sections relative to see other and the body engaging sections relative to each other, coo'peratlve means on the neck engaging sections and the body engaging sections for retaining the neck en agin sections against displacement when t e bo y engaging sections are arranged in position, and fastening means for preventing accidental disengagement of the body engaging sections. 1

2. In a device of the character described. a detachable neck protecting portion, a detachable body protecting portion designed to retain the neck protecting portion against displacement, means for detachably fastening the body engaging portion in position, a face guard formed with loops and havin its lower extremity seated behind the necli protecting portion, and a strap engaging the loops for attachment around the ead to fasten the face guard in position.

3. In a device of the character described, a pair of complements] neck engagin sections having their upper edges beadIad, a pair of complemental body engaging sections, a rubber strip secured to the inner faces and adjacent the rear meeting edges of the sections to swingably connect these sections together, the adjacent edges of the neck engaging sections and the body engag ing sections being formed with coiiperative flanges for insuring of the retention of the neck engaging sections, and hasp fasteners for detachably connectingthe body engaging sections in position.

In testimony whereof I nfiix m signature.

WILLIAM fill )RE. 

